GIJN/NAJA Guide for Indigenous Investigative Journalists

This guide is created to encourage Indigenous investigative journalists and to provide empowering tips and tools. Developed collaboratively by the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) and the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA), the guide explores eight key topics.

Indigenous Data Sovereignty

He whenua hou, Te Ao Raraunga Te Ao Raraunga, He whenua hou

In Maori that phrase means, “Data is a new world, a world of opportunity.”

The lack of reliable and consistent data results in a paucity of evidence-based Indigenous policy-making.For Indigenous peoples worldwide, the lack of good data about their communities and their limited control over the collection and use of the data have serious consequences. The lack of reliable and consistent data results in a paucity of evidence-based Indigenous policy-making.